Lai Wah restaurant

We had a family gathering of sorts when Superman invited family of both sides together to celebrate his graduation.

After much deliberation, we chose Lai Wah Restaurant and pre-ordered a set menu that requires 2 days advance notice.

Here's what we had:

Lai Wah assorted dish (Mayonnaise cold prawn, shredded cold chicken, chicken nuggets, spring rolls, stir-fried egg and century egg)

The fried items were piping hot though nuggets as a starter were a little out of place here.

Braised shark's fin with crab meat

Soup was flavourful though shark's fin could have been more.

Garoupa fish in two styles

Steamed and deep fried, this dish is one of the signature dishes. Superman's dad, a Teochew through and through, said the fish could have been fresher. For me, the steamed wrapped fish slices with spring onions and deep fried fish slices are an interesting play on taste and textures.

Sea cucumber, fish maw with vegetables

The sea cucumber and fish maw is soft and flavourful, the way I like it. Served with tofu and spinach. The tofu are mashed and mixed with some vegetables before being deep fried.

Crispy squid with salted egg yolk
Yumm! I loved the crispy and piping hot squid. The salted egg yolk is not very pronounced but adds a different dimension to the dish. Full of unami flavour!

Fried prawns in crispy nest with mayonnaise

The prawns are large and firm, wrapped with noodles and deep fried. The waitress explained that the crispy bits are mian xian, longevity noodles

Fried E-Fu noodles

The noodles are a bit on the oily side but still good.

Lotus seed red bean paste hot dessert

What I like is that the dessert is once again, piping hot. Not too sweet its a nice way to end the meal with.

Overall, it's a good meal at a reasonable price. Some hits and misses, but good quality food with no MSG. On top of that, there's no GST, no service charge and complimentary tea, peanuts and orange soft drink. We bought our own wine and there's no corkage charge.

This is restaurant with a long history and Superman's dad even commented he brought Superman to this restaurant when Superman was just a baby!

Lai Wah Restaurant

Blk 44, Bendemeer Road,

#01-1436

Singapore 330044